APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

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APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by APOD Robot » Tue Aug 02, 2022 4:05 am

Image A Moon Dressed Like Saturn

Explanation: Why does Saturn appear so big? It doesn't -- what is pictured are foreground clouds on Earth crossing in front of the Moon. The Moon shows a slight crescent phase with most of its surface visible by reflected Earthlight known as ashen glow. The Sun directly illuminates the brightly lit lunar crescent from the bottom, which means that the Sun must be below the horizon and so the image was taken before sunrise. This double take-inducing picture was captured on 2019 December 24, two days before the Moon slid in front of the Sun to create a solar eclipse. In the foreground, lights from small Guatemalan towns are visible behind the huge volcano Pacaya.

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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by Fred the Cat » Tue Aug 02, 2022 5:11 am

The moon with accessories often make for fun photos. :thumb_up:
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by gmPhil » Tue Aug 02, 2022 8:04 am

Congrats to all at APOD for the prize - https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau2206/!
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by De58te » Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:57 am

Wow! What a great picture, Mr. Francisco Sojuel. For the first 5 seconds at least of clicking onto APOD I really thought it was Saturn! And which moon of Saturn I wondered had what looks like city lights?
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by bls0326 » Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:42 pm

gmPhil wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 8:04 am Congrats to all at APOD for the prize - https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau2206/!
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by orin stepanek » Tue Aug 02, 2022 1:01 pm

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Nice Moon shot! Good catch by Sojuel!
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Siamese?? conjoined?? Na!
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Siamese! :mrgreen:
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by VictorBorun » Tue Aug 02, 2022 1:41 pm

I wonder how come that stars are smeared like in a long exposure, Moon is crisp and lights from small Guatemalan towns are crisp.
The three must move differentially, must they not?
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Or is Moon in fact smeared?
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by Louis » Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:16 pm

Am I misinterpreting something in the caption? It seems to be saying that, since the Moon is illuminated from the bottom, the Sun is below the horizon so the picture was taken before sunrise. Could not the picture have been taken after sunset? Six months earlier??
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by Ann » Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:52 pm

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 1:01 pm Nice Moon shot! Good catch by Sojuel! Siamese?? conjoined?? Na! Siamese! :mrgreen:
Love your post and your kitty pictures, Orin! :D

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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by XgeoX » Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:36 pm

VictorBorun wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 1:41 pm I wonder how come that stars are smeared like in a long exposure, Moon is crisp and lights from small Guatemalan towns are crisp.
The three must move differentially, must they not?
Or is Moon in fact smeared?
If the moon was being tracked by the camera and the exposure was long enough then that would explain why the moon is sharp and there are star trails. As for the city lights being sharp it was a seperate exposure.
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by XgeoX » Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:38 pm

Louis wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:16 pm Am I misinterpreting something in the caption? It seems to be saying that, since the Moon is illuminated from the bottom, the Sun is below the horizon so the picture was taken before sunrise. Could not the picture have been taken after sunset? Six months earlier??
You are correct, it was just left unsaid.
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by Chris Peterson » Tue Aug 02, 2022 8:20 pm

Louis wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:16 pm Am I misinterpreting something in the caption? It seems to be saying that, since the Moon is illuminated from the bottom, the Sun is below the horizon so the picture was taken before sunrise. Could not the picture have been taken after sunset? Six months earlier??
No. The angle of the ecliptic would be reversed, so we'd see the crescent on the lower right rather than the lower left. And the features on the Moon would be "upside down" compared with the features in this image.
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by orin stepanek » Tue Aug 02, 2022 10:15 pm

Ann wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:52 pm
orin stepanek wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 1:01 pm Nice Moon shot! Good catch by Sojuel! Siamese?? conjoined?? Na! Siamese! :mrgreen:
Love your post and your kitty pictures, Orin! :D

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Thanks Ann! The cats on the coach were in the write up! The Siamese I looked up ! 8-)
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by Astronymus » Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:07 pm

Fred the Cat wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 5:11 am The moon with accessories often make for fun photos. :thumb_up:
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This is true. :D
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Re: APOD: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn (2022 Aug 02)

Post by johnnydeep » Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:18 pm

Astronymus wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:07 pm
Fred the Cat wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 5:11 am The moon with accessories often make for fun photos. :thumb_up:
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This is true. :D

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